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THE LAUCKE FLOUR MILL

ANGASTON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Images numbered 909 (top), 909 (middle), 910 (bottom)

The Laucke flour mill in Angaston South Australia is probably the only roller mill of its period in working order in South Australia. It was built by Edwin Davey as the Eureka Roller Mills with money he made on the Victorian goldfields. Frederick Laucke bought the mill in 1933 and his family worked it until it closed in 1976. The construction is an excellent example of early flour mill architecture. Note the timber and iron verandah supported by un-sawn gum trunks. All milling equipment is intact.  The Laucke milling company survives and operates elsewhere in the Barossa Valley.

Technical Notes

All three images were taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35 at about 9.30 am. Exposure of 1/20th of a second and an aperture of f18.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The images were captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.